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Hi all, we are getting a new liner installed today. (1st time) the sides of the pool are horribly rusted !! It is about 10+ years old. Is this normal ??? Pool was bought through The Great Escape

hi everyone, I currently have some algae on my ladder and on walls behind it. My test results are as follows FC 9 CC .5 Ph 8.2+ TA 140 Ch 160 CYA 0 Needing a little guidance to balance everything out. I'll be the first to admit I haven't been the greatest at maintaining our pool this year...

I just got done defeating algae !! Started SLAM on Saturday. I did Overnight test this morning & passed. FC 12.5 CC .5 CYA 0 <—— I added enough to be 30 is it just soon to register? Should I add more? My kids are wanting to swim today , it’s supposed to be 90* today is it okay for them too

Opened to this!! We’ve had our pool 10 years and this has NEVER happened !! What do we do? We need a new liner, everyone’s closed and I’m assuming it’ll be awhile before getting one installed.

Does anyone use the Clorox POOL line? I’m getting ready to open my pool and thinking about it. I’m looking at the Shock XtraBLUE & Chlorinating Tablets thanks In advance

Kids are in pool. They informed me there are 2 good sized holes under ladder. When is the best time to replace the liner? At the end of season or wait until the beginning of next year?

Just got a new confer ladder. Ive read reviews that it's a pain to get out of pool, when full of sand. Any other suggestions how to weigh it down? Thanks in advance

Hi everybody!! We Opened pool, got everything hooked up, and started it up. The pump is pulling water in fast then real slow. When it's slow I open air valve on filter and it fixes it for a minute, but then continues to go back and forth. Any ideas on what could be wrong? Thanks in advance

Hi everyone, We are in the process of restaining/resealing our wood deck. We had Deckscapes previously (I would NOT recommend) It was peeling by the end of the season, so the store we got it from told us that shouldn't be like that. So the following Spring we had it redone (for free) Same...

Oh my!! Pool store closing pool today. I raised FC 14 and drained water last night. I gave pool store instructions NOT to add chemicals.......they did!!! 4 jugs of 12.5% sodium hypo What is all that bleach going to do to the liner over winter?

Hi, I'm getting ready to close pool next week sometime and for as much bleach (which is ALOT) my numbers don't seem to match. Tuesday 6:50pm FC 9.5 CC 0 added 121oz. bleach Wednesday 12:30pm FC 9 CC 0 added 121 oz. bleach 4:15pm FC 10.5 CC 0 added 121...

Hi everyone, we had massive rain last night.....1. Do I have to drain pool or can I just let it keep coming out over skimmer? 2. I shocked pool all day yesterday and did overnight test this morning and the results were FC13.5 FC12.5 CC0 OK to swim today? Thanks!!!

Hi, I am having the pool closed sometime tomorrow morning. I just found this out yesterday from the pool store. Here are my numbers from yesterday to today.....It doesn't seem right Yesterday 12:00 pm FC 6 CC 0 Added 121 oz. bleach.(all bleach is the new concentrated stuff) 1:30 pm FC...

Hi, Just bought some of the new Concentrated Clorox Bleach. How do I calculate how much to add to the pool, it seems to me the regular clorox bleach isn't going to be available any longer. Thanks!!!

Hi all, I have a wrinkle on the floor of our liner.....If i remember right last year it was stiff (sorry, can't think of a better word) Now it is smooshy, I can step on it and it "gives". Does anybody no what would cause this? Thanks in advance.

Hi, I just received the pool rover jr. I'm needing a little assistance from someone who has one.....I put it in the center of the pool directed to the opposite side (15 ft. length) it just kept going back and forth over the same area for a long time....do i just leave and it will get the...

Hi there, We opened our pool on 5/20 for the first time. Started running the pump today. Opened up to a Clear Pool, EXACTLY the way it was when we closed it!! :-D I have not added chemicals yet. Here are my test results from this evening FC .5 CC 0 pH 7.8 TA 70 CH ? (I think I may need...

Hi all, This is our first winter with pool, the pool store came and closed pool for us in Mid October. We have had major winds the past few weeks. The cover had been fine until today. We came home to find about 3/4 of the cover in the pool!!! The cable broke. We did have those small clip...

Hi, We are having the pool store close our pool the week of Oct. 17 (won't know exact date until Oct. 15) Can I shock the pool now? They told me to stop running the filter and drain the pool about 2 inches under skimmer about 1 week before they come....If I do that I obviously can't run the...

Hi, We had a deck built around half of our pool in the beginning of July. We are in the process of getting estimates for sealing it. Does anybody have recommendations on really good Sealers? Or any that AREN'T good? Should we use clear sealant, semi-transparent, or toner? Not quite sure...

Hi, this is our first year having a pool, we are going to have the pool store close it for us (we have a heater and have no idea how to winterize nor do i want to risk doing it wrong and ruining it!) They said they shock and add a strong algaecide....can i just get it to shock level myself and...

Hi, I havent shocked our pool all summer except doing it once after getting it installed....is that okay? I've kept the chemicals in check. the water has looked great all summer!!! A few more things I wanted to make sure of: this last week the pH is at 7.8 is that okay or do I need to...

Hi, We just had a deck built a few weeks ago, since then we have tons of bees in our pool!! :shock: We can't get under our deck to see if there are any nests, there is a spot on each side that isn't close off completely that I think wasps are getting in at. Does anyone have this problem...

Hi, we are having our first pool party in a few hours....Right now FC is 5. We are expecting approx. 20 kids age 14. How much bleach should I add to last the whole party? Party is from 2 pm to 7 pm. (if that matters) Thanks in advance!!!!!

Hi, We are having a deck installed....almost time to start laying top boards. The plan is to go under the railing approximately 1 inch, but where the caps are they go down more than the railing, leaving only about a 1/4 inch gap. Is that adequate? Will replacing the liner be hard? I'm just...

Hi, I have been running my pump on low 24/7 for at least the last month....is that okay to do? I'm not sure how to figure out how long it takes for one turnover...so I've just opted to keep it running constantly. The water looks great now, I don't want that to change!!! Thanks

Hi, We are planning on getting a deck installed for our pool fairly soon... we looked into getting TREX but the quote on materials alone (not including fastners, concrete, or labor) was near $18,000 :shock: Waaaayyyy out of our budget!!!!!! So we are looking into a smaller wood deck...

So I thought I'd bring a water sample to the pool store and get it tested just to compare to my results..... My Results FC 2.5 CC 0 pH 7.5...

Hi, the pool temp is currently 82 degrees, we just started the heater around 5:00 pm. How long will it take to heat it up to a nice temperature.....what is a nice temperature (this is our first pool :) ) Another question I have is....is it okay to add bleach to the water while the heater is...

Hi, does algae only grow on the sides of pool walls? I haven't vacuumed pool since 5/22....I think it's just sand/mud on floor but not sure? How can I tell? It hasn't been warm here at all and we've had the solar cover on all the time. If any of that matters???